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Professional Development Resources or Personal Learning Networks (PLNs):

• What is a PLN and why use one?: Great Videos Here -PbWorks

• Use Twitter as a PLN: learnitin5

• How to use Twitter hashtags for groups/subjects: learnitin5

• Keep abreast of the digital media revolution in education: PBS mediashift

• Online conferences, resources, etc. on various subjects: science, history, etc.; great resources: Learning Times

• TES - claims to be the largest network of teachers in the world - they have lots of lesson plans and resources: TES

• Professional Development courses: ProjectShareTexas
• Whiteboard Blog: supporting the use of interactive whiteboards in the classroom

• The Makers Club: Students learn by doing!!!: http://makered.org/

• Explain many topics easily with these videos: Commoncraft/youtube

• YouTube channels for Teachers: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/09/10-great-youtube-channels-for-teachers.html
  and http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/07/10-most-important-educational-youtube.html

Students Learn by Doing.:

• Great article on case studies and research and projects: huffingtonpost

• The Makers Club: Students learn by doing!!!: http://makered.org/

SEE what other teachers/students are doing to learn:

4th & 5th grade classes in Marin Co., CA - check out Ms. Hames
http://www.kentfieldschools.org/page/572


Lesson Plans:

• The largest group of teachers in the world share their lessons:Share My Lesson

• Harvard University has listed the best websites for teachers!!!!: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/library/educator_resources.html#science

Learning or Teaching a Language:

Tons of activities at this site: http://www.languagetechnologybootcamp.org/

Book Clubs:

• Book club on Twitter - 2 Young Adult (YA) books a month - to find out about the hashtag (#) for the next one: on Twitter follow: Teri Lesesne

  
  
  
  
  
  

  Books:

  
  Select a book. Start with one you love or one that looks interesting. From there, it’s all about discovering everywhere it can take you.
  https://www.smalldemons.com/
  
  

  100 new free Kindle books everyday: http://onehundredfreebooks.com/

  
  

  1,000's of magazines in all subjects- FREE - once you select a mag. click on 'Browse all issues': Google Books

  
  

  Free - 1,000's of books on cooking, philosophy, photography & classic novels - many recent publications!:Google Books